Here’s an update on one city’s test to restore faith in the media

By: Dave Busiek

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: April 14, 2026

Words: 871

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Last fall, I wrote about a new effort in one city to attempt to bridge the divide between journalists and the public they serve. At the time I wrote the column, the Poynter Institute was looking to hire a “public editor” in Indianapolis to monitor the news media, write about its successes and failures, and give concerned news consumers a place to go if they think a story is wrong or biased.

That role …

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